General News

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Retirements and turnover

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 3 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Human Capital

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 5 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Lingering effects of the pandemic

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 3 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Inflation and the Economy

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 4 minute read

Christopher Ranch prepares farm for new tariffs

GILROY, Calif., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The new administration’s tariffs might be a concern for some companies, but as...

2 months ago 3 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Sustainability

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Square 1 Farms launches new website ahead of SEPC debut

March 4, 2025 – Sunrise, FL – Square 1 Farms BB #:348410 proudly announces the launch of its newly designed...

2 months ago 2 minute read

FirstFruits Farms names national sales director

Yakima, WA – March 3, 2025 – FirstFruits Farms, LLC BB #:355279, a leader in the apple industry known for...

2 months ago 3 minute read

Trump administration hints at tariff relief 

After President Trump’s address to Congress last night, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters the administration was considering reducing...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Duda capitalizes on National Celery Month with sweepstakes

Oviedo, Fla. (March 5, 2025) – Duda Farm Fresh Foods BB #:189666, a leading grower of fresh vegetables and citrus,...

2 months ago 4 minute read

Ocean Spray promotes officer to COO

BOSTON, March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., BB #:101525 the agricultural cooperative owned by roughly 700 family...

2 months ago 4 minute read

BrightFarms now shipping from Georgia greenhouse

IRVINGTON, N.Y., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — BrightFarms, BB #:344991 a national leader in indoor farming, is now shipping from its newest greenhouse...

2 months ago 6 minute read

Remembering Ross Bailey, owner of RJB Produce, Inc.

It is with a deep sadness that we announce Ross James Bailey, a loved and cherished husband, father and friend,...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Chilean blueberry exports rise 11% in 2024-2025

The volume of Chilean blueberry exports reached 83,321 tons so far in the 2024-2025 season, which is 11 percent growth...

2 months ago 1 minute read

A Produce Blueprints Glimpse at 2025: Climate and Weather

Executives in all segments of fresh produce continue to grapple with changes in the industry, including more frequent extreme weather...

2 months ago 4 minute read

National Watermelon Association names queen, honors industry leaders at annual convention

Austin, TX – The National Watermelon Association (NWA) BB #:163428 proudly announced the crowning of Elanie Mason as the 2025...

2 months ago 4 minute read

Tariffs go into effect on Mexico, Canada 

President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico took effect this morning.  In response, Canadian Prime...

2 months ago 2 minute read

CPMA offers resources for tariff dispute

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602 alerted its members March 4 that it will continue to monitor the tariff...

2 months ago 1 minute read

Hear from our customers

Fruits Et Legumes Gaetan Bono Inc.

Gaetan Bono Achieves Good ROI with Blue Book Advertising

Whenever we do advertise in the Blue Book or whenever we do spend money on different various aspects in the Blue Book, we do get a lot of feedback, a lot of comments, a lot of current suppliers and new suppliers tend to reach out and we definitely get a good return on investment there. Salvatore Lavorato, VP at Gaetan Bono

Tony Bono-min

Blue Book: The Essential Tool for Smart Decision-Making at IndexFresh

I can just tell you that Blue Book goes far beyond expectations
In my career I have worked with several credit and business information reporting companies. No one can come close to the tools the Blue Book provides the Produce industry. - Merrill Causey, CFO at IndexFresh

Subscribe to our newsletter